Gabriella Ranelli
guide, speaker, and Travel agent in San Sebastián, Spain
Gabriella Ranelli de Aguirreis an expert on Spanish and Basque cuisine. Considered the leading foreign observer of the Basque Culinary scene she appears frequently in mainstream and specialized media. She has filmed food and travel programs for the BBC, PBS and CNN (with Anthony Bourdain) as well as Spanish and Basque television.
She holds a Masters degree in Viticulture and Oenology and as the founder of Tenedor Tours, the first culinary travel company in the Basque Country, has spent the last 25 years taking visitors behind the scenes at Michelin starred restaurants, family run wineries and country farms.
Gabriella was named one of the top 10 food guides in the world by The Wall Street Journal. She is a professor at the Basque Culinary Center, culinary educator for the Culinary Institute of America and runs Gabriella’s Kitchen, a cooking school and wine tasting center, in San Sebastian.